Rousey's Return Draws US-Record MMA Viewership for Netflix
VideoAmp and Netflix said the card averaged 12.4 million Live+1 viewers globally, with the Rousey-Carano fight peaking near 17 million.
- On Tuesday, Most Valuable Promotions and Netflix announced their 11-card MMA event at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, averaged 12.4 million viewers globally, peaking at 17 million during the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano headline fight.
- Viewership interest was driven by the return of fighting pioneers Rousey and Carano, who sought redemption after years of absence from professional competition since 2015-2016 and 2009, respectively.
- Rousey defeated Carano by submission in 17 seconds; Mike Perry defeated Nate Diaz by second-round TKO; Francis Ngannou knocked out Philipe Lins in the first round.
- In the United States, the card reached 11.6 million viewers, becoming the most-watched MMA event in the country's history, surpassing the previous UFC on FOX 1 record of 8.8 million from 2011.
- Future MMA cards remain unconfirmed, as Most Valuable Promotions co-founders Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul have not established firm plans; nevertheless, the strong performance suggests potential for additional Netflix broadcasts.
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Marietta Daily JournalRonda Rousey's MMA return drew nearly 17M viewers for Netflix
The MMA bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano peaked at nearly 17 million global viewers and the three-fight main card averaged 12.4 million in its Netflix debut, according to the network and Most Valuable Promotions, it was announced on…
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Rousey’s return draws US-record MMA viewership for Netflix
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix — featuring a double-comeback bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano — attracted the most U.S. viewers in
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Rousey's return draws US-record MMA viewership for Netflix
The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix — featuring a double-comeback bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano — attracted the most U.S. viewers in the sport's history. Netflix and Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions are reporting as many…
Rousey Vs Carano Promoted By Jake Paul Breaks UFC Viewership Record & Is Now The Most-Watched MMA Event Of All-Time
Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano is officially the most-watched MMA event of all time. On Saturday Rousey vs Carano faced off on Netflix in a card promoted by Jake Paul’s MVP MMA promotion. Despite the 17-second fight, the Rousey-Carano event on Netflix smashed the UFC’s previous record of 5.7 million viewers in the United States, which peaked at 8.8 million viewers for the main event of UFC on Fox’s Velasquez vs. dos Santos from 2011. According to N…
Viewership Numbers for MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano Revealed
The viewership numbers for the MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano have been revealed, and the Netflix numbers were terrific for the event. According to Netflix, 17 million people watched the main event between Rousey vs. Carano, which Rousey won in just 17 seconds when she won by armbar. Netflix also said that the card averaged 12.4 million viewers across the three main events: Rousey vs. Carano, Mike Perry vs. Nate Diaz, and Francis Ngannou vs. Philip …
Rousey Vs. Carano Leads Heavyweight Global Audience On Netflix
Netflix had another successful fight night over the weekend. The streamer raked in 12.4M Live + 1 viewers globally for its triple main-card event on Saturday, peaking with 17M viewers to watch Ronda Rousey defeat Gina Carano, per a combination of data from VideoAmp and internal numbers from Netflix. In the U.S. alone, the event averaged 9.3M viewers. The domestic audience also peaked during Rousey vs. Carano with 11.6M viewers. That’s a pr…
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